Regional Poster Competition
Region held a competition recently to design a Programme Action Poster on the theme of Education. Our club entry was by Soroptimist Jane Powell, an artist.
50 Years a Soroptimist
At the business meeting on Thursday 8th September, we marked Betty Mashs’ 50th year in soroptimists! We presented Betty with a collage depicting all her years in soroptimism, a life drawing of her penned by fellow member and local artist Jane Powell, a certificate from
Hill Close Gardens Performance of “The Tempest”
On the thankfully dry evening of 26th July, a small group from Kenilworth Soroptimists Club went along to Hill Close Gardens in Warwick to be entertained by Heartbreak Productions. A local, very talented ensemble of six actors/ musicians treated us to an outdoor performance of
Garden Party in aid of Look Good Feel Better
On Saturday 23rd July, in glorious sunshine, Ann hosted her wonderful Garden Party in aid of the charity Look Good Feel Better. We were joined on the day by Federation President Elect Ann Hodgson and a wonderful time was enjoyed by all who attended. Many thanks
Fascinating Chemistry
Our June dinner speaker was Rachel O’Reilly, Professor of Chemistry at Warwick University. She gave us a talk about her research into polymers (materials built up from smaller units) and their applications. Her group can construct polymer nano cages that can contain an active ingredient
Leamington Peace Festival 2016
Kenilworth Soroptimists, together with sister clubs in Coventry and Leamington & Warwick, enjoyed warm sunshine while welcoming the crowds to their eye-catching stall at the Peace Festival last weekend. Purple balloons and bunting drew visitors to the stand to find out more about the work
Race for Life 2016
Kenilworth Soroptimists completed the Race for Life 2016 at Stoneleigh in 1 hour 1 minute, and thereby with the support of club members (and others) raised money for cancer research
Two Castles Run
Some intrepid Soroptimists from our club were out and about for the recent Two Castles Run. Well done to our two runners. We also provided seven Marshalls (who made £350 for our charities)
Lions Show Plant Sale
Thanks to the generosity of a local grower, we are able to sell good quality bedding plants at the Lions Grand Charity Show each year and raise funds for our charities. This year we are supporting Friends of Sick Children in Malawi (FOSCIM) where funds
Life in Kenya
Our Guest Speaker at our June Business Meeting was Santosh Kundi from S.I. Leamington who gave us a flavour of life in Kenya today. We looked at a film showing us the different lives of two schoolgirls, one living in Nairobi, and one living in